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Chapter 1 • The Revit World
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3. Pick the Thin Lines icon again. This toggles the mode back and forth.
4. Notice the lines are very heavy.
The line weight should concern you. As mentioned earlier, there is no such
thing as layers in Revit Architecture. This topic is addressed in Chapter 13.
3D View
The 3D View icon brings us to a new conversation. Complete the following steps
that will move us into the discussion on how a Revit model comes together!
1. Click the 3D View icon, as illustrated in Figure 1.41.
FIGURE 1.41 The 3D View icon will be heavily used.
2. On the View Control bar, click the Visual Style button and choose
Shaded with Edges, as illustrated in Figure 1.42.
FIGURE 1.42 The Visual Style button enables you to view your model in
color. This is typical for a 3D view.
3. Again on the View Control bar, select Shadows Off and turn the shad-
ows on, as illustrated in Figure 1.43, and again in Figure 1.45.
A word of caution:
if you do turn your
shadows on, do so
with care. This could
be the single worst
item in Revit in terms
of performance deg-
radation. Your model
will slow down with
shadows on.
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